Category Archives: Commentary

Psalm 133

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 133 The Unity and Blessing of Israel in the Millennium   Psalm 133. This Psalm describes another aspect of Israel’s restoration: the unity that will be seen in the twelve tribes of Israel. The stick of Joseph and the stick of Judah become one in the hand of Jehovah (Ezek. 37:19). There […]

Psalm 149

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Psalm 149 Israel Called to Praise Jehovah as King and Judge of the Earth   Psalm 149. In this Psalm we have Israel called on the praise Jehovah as King and judge of the earth. This is Millennial praise, which will be offered by the restored nation of Israel in the reign of […]

1 Samuel 3

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Word of the Lord Comes to Samuel 1 Samuel 3     CHAPTER 3 1 And the boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; a vision was not frequent. 2 And it came to pass at that time, when Eli lay in […]

1 Samuel 19

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Saul’s 5th Step: Direct Assault – David Escapes 1 Samuel 19     CHAPTER 19 1 And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should slay David. 2 But Jonathan Saul’s son delighted much in David. And Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeks to kill […]

Romans 6

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Identification with Christ Frees Us From Sin’s Dominion Romans 6   Romans 6. Paul personifies sin and views it as an evil master (“reigning” Rom. 5:21) dominating and controlling men as a master controls his slaves. A master has claims over his slave, but only as long as the slave lives. Once the slave […]

Genesis 5

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Generations from Adam to Noah Genesis 5   Genesis 5. This chapter gives us the generations from Adam to Noah, through the line of Seth. This is the family of faith in contrast to the world, as seen in the line of Cain. While there was rapid technological and cultural advancement with […]

Genesis 26

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Isaac’s Middle Years: World Bordering Genesis 26   Genesis 26. In ch. 22 Isaac is a picture of the Lord going to the cross. In ch.24 he is a picture of the exalted Christ to whom the bride is gathered. But in ch.26 Isaac is not a picture of the Lord Jesus, but […]

Genesis 49

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Jacob’s Prophecy of the Twelve Tribes Genesis 49   Genesis 49. In this chapter we have the last words of Jacob, in which he speaks by the Spirit of God a prophecy of what would befall the twelve tribes in the latter day. It predicts the general character or tendency of each tribe, and […]

Ruth

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE BOOK OF RUTH   1 2 3 4   O U T L I N E- The Awakening of the Faithful RemnantRuth 1- The Famine, Naomi in MoabRuth 1:1-5- Preparation to Leave for Judah, Ruth and Orpah SeparateRuth 1:6-18- The Journey and Arrival at BethlehemRuth 1:19-22- Growing in Grace and in the […]

1 Kings

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE BOOK OF FIRST KINGS   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22   O U T L I N E- The Reign of King Solomon1 Kings 1 – 11- Adonijah's Rebellion Put Down1 Kings 1- David’s Last […]

John 9

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Healing a Blind Man: Jesus as Light of the World Awakens a Remnant John 9   John 9. In John 8 we saw that the Light (Jesus) “appeared in the darkness, and the darkness apprehended it not.” By the end of John 8, the religious leaders heard His declaration “I AM” and have taken up […]

Revelation 22:6-21

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Closing Exhortations Revelation 22:6-21   Three Announcements of Christ’s Coming. In this passage we get repeated proclamations of the coming of Christ. It is the coming of Christ, not the fulfillment of prophecy that we wait for! In each announcement we have a practical effect that it should have in the lives of believers. […]

1 Corinthians 14

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Exercise of Gift in the Assembly 1 Corinthians 14   1 Corinthians 14. Having taken up the subject of divine love in a parenthesis (ch.13), Paul now returns to the subject of gift, more specifically gift in exercise in the local assembly meetings. Often “the assembly” is mentioned, and the term “in assembly” is […]

1 Kings 8

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Dedication of the Temple 1 Kings 8       CHAPTER 8 1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the princes of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah […]

Jeremiah

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE PROPHET JEREMIAH   1 2 3 …   O U T L I N E – Moral Appeals to the People Jeremiah 1 – 25 – The Prophet’s call Jeremiah 1 – Israel’s Sin in Light of Jehovah’s Tender Kindness Jeremiah 2 – 6 – Israel’s Perpetual Backsliding, Call to Repent Jeremiah 7 […]

Hosea

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   THE PROPHET HOSEA   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14   O U T L I N E- Israel Rejected by God as an Adulterous Wife, then RestoredHosea 1 – 3- Israel's Judgement and Setting Aside: Gomer's ChildrenHosea 1- Israel’s Unfaithfulness and Future Restoration: Gomer's […]

Colossians 2:1-19

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   The Double Threat Facing the Saints: Philosophy and Tradition Colossians 2:1-19   Colossians 2. We have the power of the cross in ch.2 – the work of Christ; whereas in ch.1 it was the Person of Christ that was primarily in view. Often in scripture the Person of Christ comes before the work […]

Judges 17

Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk   Appendix: The Corruption at Heart Manifest Judges 17 – 21   O U T L I N E- Appendix: Setting of the Book, Israel's Two-fold CorruptionJudges 17 – 21- Sin Against God, Part 1: Micah's IdolatryJudges 17- Sin Against God, Part 2: Idolatry Taken up by DanJudges 18- Sin Against Man: The Man […]